Tag: Tony George

• A world away from where we started

  October 24th, 2008 | Nigel Roebuck | 27 Comments Exclusive
  

  All of a sudden the World Championship calendar is starting to look more than a little unbalanced – and, some would say, unstable. As of now, the 2009 schedule contains 17 races (two fewer than originally envisaged), and for the first time a majority of them will be run outside… Read more

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  Tags: Bernie Ecclestone, Canadian Grand Prix, Tony George

• Parnelli Jones’s radical ideas

  May 2nd, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 6 Comments
  

  Parnelli Jones is one of the living legends of American racing, up there in the pantheon with Mario Andretti, AJ Foyt and Dan Gurney. Jones dominated three of the seven Indy 500s he started and won the race in 1963, beating Jim Clark. He looked to be a clear winner… Read more

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  Tags: AJ Foyt, Al Unser, Can-Am, Chevrolet, Cosworth, Dan Gurney, Ford, Honda, Indy 500, Jim Clark, Joe Leonard, John Barnard, Lotus, Mario Andretti, Mark Donohue, Parnelli Jones, Tony George, Toyota

• Tough choices

  February 29th, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 1 Comment
  

  This week’s formal announcement of unification between IRL and Champ Car was badly needed, but everyone knows that the next couple of years will be tough for Indy car racing as it tries to rebuild and regain momentum under the unchallenged control of Tony George and the Indy Racing League.… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, IRL

  Tags: Mario Andretti, Tony George